Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

After resting one night at the inn, Dong Jiafu and Cui Qiyan went to Tan's house early in the morning to pick up Tan Hao, and the group went to Zhang Shi's home.

When he arrived at the place, Tan Hao went over and knocked on the door.

Dong Jiafu looked up and saw that the house was an earthen house with low courtyard walls and a door almost as high as Tan Hao. With Cui Qiyan's height, he had to bend down to get in.

"Here, who is it so early in the morning?"

came an impatient high-pitched voice from inside.

The door opened, revealing a woman in her thirties.

When the woman saw Tan Hao, she was stunned for a moment, then put her hand on her hips, pointed at him and raised her eyebrows, saying, "Okay, your father, that quack doctor, killed people, and you still have the nerve to come to our house, so you are not afraid of me." My uncle turned into a ghost and came to your house to look for you at night?!"

"Sister-in-law Zhang, the matter has not yet been decided. Uncle Zhang will not be harmed by my father." Tan Hao explained in a good temper, "We are here today to find out..."

Before he could finish his words, the woman shouted out, "Check, check, check something! Everything is obvious. Isn't it clear to the county magistrate? My uncle just drank the medicine prescribed by your Hui'an Hall." If you lose your life, what else is there to investigate! Get out of our house!"

The woman stretched out her hand and pushed hard, causing Tan Hao to stumble.

Cui Qiyan put his hand on Tan Hao's back, supported him, and took a step to stand in front.

The woman looked at him warily, her arrogance lowered unconsciously, "Who are you? You are in a group, what do you want to do? Let me tell you, my man is at home..."

"I'm from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, specifically here to investigate Zhang Shi's case." Cui Qiyan said.

"The... procuratorate?" The woman was confused, "I don't care what court you are from, just leave me quickly, go -"

The woman said and was about to close the door.

"If you don't work, who are you talking to here?" A man came out.

The woman turned around and said, "The Tan family is here."

"What? I haven't settled the accounts with his family yet, and they still dare to come?!"

The man came forward with a fierce look on his face. When he saw Cui Qiyan, he rolled up his sleeves and quickly turned to Tan Hao, "Okay, I'm here with help. What do you want to do?"

Tan Hao said: "Brother Zhang, don't get me wrong. This is Mr. Cui from the capital. He came specially to investigate Uncle Zhang's case."

"Master Cui?" The man's expression changed, "You said he is an adult, he is. I don't believe him. Who knows if he is a liar from where you found him."

Cui Qiyan took out the token on his body and said, "This is the token from the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Pretending to be a court official is a serious crime."

The man looked at the token, swallowed, frowned and said, "I...I don't know what the token is. Stop trying to bluff me with something like this. I don't believe you."

"How can Brother Zhang believe our words?" Tan Hao asked.

"Unless Magistrate Yang testifies."

Cui Qiyan turned to Ji Bai and told him, "Go and invite Magistrate Yang here."

"Yes." Ji Bai jumped onto his horse.

Watching Ji Bai leave, Tan Hao said: "Brother Zhang, County Magistrate Yang will be here soon, can you let us in first?"

The man turned to look at the woman, who immediately understood, "No, we don't even know who you are yet, so we don't dare to let people into the house casually."

"Forget it, since they are worried, we will wait here for Master Yang to come." Cui Qiyan patted Tan Hao on the shoulder.

"We still have life at home, so I won't wait here with you." The woman said and closed the door.

Cui Qiyan turned around and said to Dong Jiafu: "It will be a while before Magistrate Yang arrives. You should go to the carriage and rest first."

"It's okay, I'll wait with you." Dong Jiafu looked at the closed door, "I didn't expect the Zhang family to be so cautious."

"They should have done this because they saw that I brought you here." Tan Hao said.

Cui Qiyan took the token back and said, "Their concerns are understandable. We will wait until Magistrate Yang arrives before entering."

Inside the door, the woman whispered to the man, "Why don't I look at that man as if he is fake? Even the county magistrate doesn't have that kind of momentum."

The man glanced at her and said, "As you can tell, if he dares to invite Mr. Yang, he will probably be right."

"Then if you don't let them in, just let them stand outside. You won't punish us later, right? That person is from the capital, and we can't afford to offend him." The woman became worried.

"What are you afraid of? Don't forget that we are the masters of suffering. Even if we come from the capital, we can't do whatever we want. What's more, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. In Linqing County, Mr. Yang still has the final say."

The woman breathed a long sigh of relief after hearing this, "Then I'm relieved. What should we do next?"

The man's gaze drifted to the northwest corner, "Hasn't that place been cleared out a long time ago? Just wait and see. Go and feed the pigs at the back. They will be put out in a few days and we can sell them at a good price."

"I know, I've got the pig food, let's go." The woman hurried into the house.

After some time, Ji Bai came back, followed by a carriage.

Ji Bai jumped off his horse and came to Cui Qiyan, "Your Majesty, Master Yang has invited you."

As soon as the carriage stabilized, Magistrate Yang got out of the car in a hurry and straightened the black gauze hat on his head.

"The official came late and kept Master Cui waiting for a long time."

Cui Qiyan said: "Excuse me for disturbing Mr. Yang. I originally wanted to come to the Zhang family to ask some questions, but they didn't believe me. They only recognized you as the county magistrate, so they invited you here as a last resort."

"Master Cui is serious, this is a matter that belongs to lower-level officials." Magistrate Yang raised his eyes and saw the closed door, and immediately frowned, "This Zhang Shuan is so rude. He dared to lock Master Cui." outside."

Magistrate Yang ordered the government servant behind him, "Go and call the door."

The yamen servant immediately went over and knocked on the door, "Open the door——"

The sound of footsteps soon came from inside. Zhang Shuan and his wife opened the door, their attitude was completely different from before.

"Master Yang, you are here..." Zhang Shuan nodded and bowed to Magistrate Yang with a smile on his face.

Magistrate Yang said with a straight face, "Zhang Shuan, what's the matter with you? This is Mr. Cui from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who is here to investigate your uncle's case. How dare you be so negligent!"

"The common people are wronged. The common people are short-sighted. Where have they seen high-ranking officials from the capital? It's the Tan family who brought them. The common people are really worried that the Tan family has some bad ideas and don't dare to let them into the house." Zhang Shuan said repeatedly. .

"You just think too much, what bad ideas can others have?!"

"Then who knows, Dr. Tan has already killed my brother-in-law, what else can't they do?" Zhang Shuan muttered softly.

Magistrate Yang was angry, "You..."

"Master Yang," Cui Qiyan stopped Magistrate Yang, "We are here to investigate the case, so don't delay here. Can we go in now?"

"Of course, Master Cui, please come in." Magistrate Yang turned around and glared at Zhang Shuan, "If you don't get out of the way, please come in, Master Cui!"

Zhang Shuan and his wife stepped aside and said, "Two adults, please come in."

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